Things are cooling off and its a great time to start fishing the gulf side of the keys, if you have some secret numbers to spots in the gulf you always wanted to investigate this is the time to do it. If you don’t have a list of secret spots take a look at www.myfwc.com and you just might find a few, or talk to the guys at your local bait shop. I like to load the boat with lots of live baits and a few boxes of frozen chum for gulf trips, head out to your GPS coordinates and remember to approach the spot slowly incase anything is swimming on the surface. Lots of times there will be a cobra or a permit on the surface and its always fun to sight cast at them. I always pick my weather days because its usually a long run and if the weather is not cooperating then my backup plan is to change gears and fish for spanish mackerel. Not to take anything away from the Macks, they are absolutely one of my favorite fish and I wait all summer long for them to come back to the area. If you want action the Spanish Mackerel will give it to you weather fishing a light spinning outfit or a popper on a flyrod they are sure to bring a smile to your face. On my Contender bay boat I had the guys install a electric plug for kite fishing and when the mackerel bite is on and there is enough wind for the kite to go up I always put a blue runner back in the chum slick and have come up with some great catches over the years. Hope to see you out there and if you want to book a trip with me contact me at gregpoland@icloud.comwww.gregpoland.com I would love to get you out on the water. Greg

Its Lobster season so if you want to catch a fish in the morning and lobster in the afternoon we can get you out on the water to have a great time. Here are a few photos from Mini Season... Give me a call and lets book a trip, everything from family fun at the sandbar to fishing!

Its summertime in the Florida Keys so get out on the water early before it heats up or the afternoon thunderstorms chase you off the water. I have been leaving the dock just after 6am so we can get on that early bight out in the backcountry and its been worth getting up for. This time of year there are plenty of juvenile tarpon in the Everglades National Park try fishing on the shorelines, at the mouth of the creeks, or around the islands. If you cast a hogy worm or a live pilchard (if you can find them) you are sure to get a bite, I like a medium action rod with beaded line and a fluorocarbon leader. I always have two rods rigged and have my clients fishing both near the bottom with a jig head and just under the surface with the worm to find out where the fish are hiding out, then I re rig all rods to match after getting a feel for the spot. Below is a photo of what I have been using in the backcountry and will be for the rest of the summer, its easy and you don’t have to take the time looking for live bait in the morning. These same lures and worms will work well on trout, and the big schools of jack vravelles you will find while traveling in the backcountry. Here in the islamorada area I am still finding some smaller tarpon like the one these triplets caught (with a little help from their dad) but it seems like the big ones have left town till next year. I am sure the guys who fish the night shift are still catching a few around the bridges & if you put your time in you could come up with a few bites, but I rarely fish at night. It was a great tarpon season and I can’t wait for it to start up again. If you are in town with your family and want to get out for some fun fishing give me a call, its a great time of year to get out for a 1/2 day and bend the rod. Summertime in the Florida Keys, the weather is nice and the waves are calm enough to go anyplace from the backcountry to the ocean so the opportunities are endless, and there is plenty of action to keep the kids on fish. We can even stop for a swim to cool off at the sandbar so remember to pack your pink flamingo and lets get out on the water!.

Go right to the tackle shot and buy a few Hogy Lures, I have been using them with great success & in some conditions they work better then live bait! I know thats hard to believe, but come out fishing with me & ill show you!

The Silver Kings are stacked up under the Islamorada Bridges and throughout the Florida Keys, if your traveling to the keys & have the Kids out of school on summer break give me a call and lets get them out for a fun day or 1/2 day on the water. Here is a shot of the long Key Bridge, & what is swimming around it. www.gregpoland.com Lets get you out on the water!!!

It was a great Fathers Day for my clients, I had 3 generations on board and 2 out of the 3 caught & released a Tarpon. We had a few more jumping around and lots of laughs. If you would like to get out for some tarpon action contact me at gregpoland@icloud.com and we will set something up.

Last week Gus and the gang at GTB Boat Sales in Key Largo delivered my new 25 Contender. The guys at the factory outdid them selves with a few new custom options. If your near the Lorelei any afternoon and want to come check it out just give me a call. If you really want to see how amazing it is lets go fishing. Here are a few photos from Tarpon under a bridge to Mutton Snappers out on the reef. This boat will do it all, its my second Contender Bay Boat and my 3rd Contender since starting my charter business in 1989 and honestly they are the best boats I have ever owned!